“Material World,” “Interrupters,” “Nim” vie for DGA doc prize

Martin Scorsese's George Harrison: Living in the Material World (pictured), Steve James's The Interrupters and James Marsh's Project Nim are among the five nominees competing for the top doc prize at the 2012 Directors Guild of America Awards.

Martin Scorsese’s George Harrison: Living in the Material World (pictured), Steve James’s The Interrupters and James Marsh’s Project Nim are among the five nominees competing for the top doc prize at the 2012 Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards.

Rounding out the nominees for the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries category are Richard Press’s Bill Cunningham New York and Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky’s Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory.

“The remarkable documentaries made by this year’s nominees take audiences on a journey, whether casting light on injustice or exploring the human condition in all of its nuance, cruelty, creativity and triumph,” said DGA president Taylor Hackford. “Our nominees represent the best in documentary filmmaking and I congratulate each of them on a job well done.”

The winner will be announced at the 64th annual DGA Awards Dinner on January 28 in the Grand Ballroom at the Hollywood & Highland in LA.

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